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The Innocents: Cinefantastique Spotlight Podcast #4
The fourth installment of the Cinefantastique Spotlight Podcast focuses its attention on the 1961 classic THE INNOCENTS. This ambiguous and haunting ghost story was produced and directed by Jack Clayton, based on Henry James’ novel The Turn of the Screw and William Archibald’s stage adaptation, The Innocents. Oscar-winner Freddie Francis supplied the atmospheric black-and-white photography, [...]
Girly (a.k.a. “Mumsy, Nanny, Sonny, and Girly, 1969)
This 1969 curio from director Freddie Francis is so obscure it doesn’t even qualify as a cult film. The title of the twisted tale was shortened from the original MUMSY, NANNY, SONNY, AND GIRLY in order to sell it as a sexploitation effort, and later home video box art (first on VHS back in the [...]
The Innocents (1961) – Retrospective Review
“Do They Ever Return to Possess the Living?”
That was the question asked in the advertising for this adaptation of Henry James’ classic novelette, The Turn of the Screw.It is a question that goes unanswered by the film itself, which true to the source material leaves the existence of ghosts unclear, forcing audiences to debate whether [...]
Dracula Has Risen from the Grave (1968) – A Nostalgia Review
[EDITOR'S NOTE: This is the first in a new series that will focus on first-hand recollections of seeing classic films during their original release. We begin with the colorful and enjoyable DRACULA HAS RISEN FROM THE GRAVE, the third Hammer horror film starring Christopher Lee as the Count.]
“Ah! The good old time – the good old time. Youth and [...]
